Kos is the third largest island of the Dodecanese only narrowly surpassed by Karpathos, and second largest in terms of population, overshadowed by Rhodes. Its relatively modest size credentials allow for an unusual (for a Greek isle) scope of activities and events to be at the disposal of the knowing and most importantly willing visitor during his stay.

The international airport, the harbor and the marina combined with an accurately organized and maintained net of rural transportation constitute the backbone of the local infrastructure. Kos Island has over the years become a synonym to biking. A signature mark of summer’s coming, thousands of visitors touring the mostly flat island on a bicycle. However the prevalence of the bicycle does not imply insufficiency in public transportation, with busses, taxies and rental services connecting the most remote corners of the island to the town.

The island’s expansive and fabulous beaches and natural beauty join with near daily parade of traditional festivities to provide true rest and relaxation. Historical monuments, a testament to the crossroads of peoples and their cultures that the island poises, the churches, unique and characteristic architecture as well as the world famous Asklepieion make for the schedule of successful vacations.

The name Kos is first attested in the Iliad, and has been in continuous use since. Other ancient names include Meropis, Cea, and Nymphaea.

In the West, it was formerly known as Stancho, Stanchio, or Stinco, and in Ottoman and modern Turkish it is known as İstanköy, all from the Greek expression εις την Κω 'to Kos'; cf. the similar Stamboul and Stimpoli.

Under the rule of the Knights Hospitaller of Rhodes, it was known as Lango or Langò, presumably because of its length. In The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, the author misunderstands this, and treats Lango and Kos as distinct islands.

The time marks and the passage of many cultures and civilizations through Kos are alive until today. From the mythological era of Hercules and King Charmilos and the Hellenistic era of Asclepius, the ancient stadium, the ancient agora and the ancient theater, until the present day with the modern infrastructures and residential development, a number of monuments and residues, evidenced in various cultures that have shaped the history and local tradition.

Dozens are the monuments that exist until today, from the Roman Empire where Kos continued its growth, mainly a number of significant statues, the Roman Odeon and the Roman House, from the Byzantine Empire, with the Christian church of St. John being the most significant, but also from the period of the Crusades and the Venetian conquerors the castles of the city of Neratzia, the castle Antimachia, the Castle of Kefalos and the castle of old Pyli. From the Ottoman monuments, the old city of Kos and the mosques throughout the city stand apart, while the modern buildings of the Italian period with the Italian architecture and the infrastructure that exist until today.​​

But the most striking point where visitors can see the remains of all cultures gathered in one place is at the center of Kos, at Platia Eleytherias square.

The history of Kos starts almost since the 3rd millennium BC, in the end of Neolithic period. According to historians, it is the only Dodecanese Island inhabited since then.

Kos is already present in Greek mythology. In the myth of Gigantomachy, someone finds out that the fight the broke out among the gods of Olympus and the Giants took place in the island of Kos. There, god Neptune approaches the Giant named Polybotis, picks up a part of Helona beach at throws it on Polybotis, crushing him with it.

Kos is also connected with the labors of Hercules, whom, according to the legend , was shipwrecked along with a few companions on the northern beaches of Kos , somewhere in the region of Atsas . King Eurypylus considering Hercules as a robber, chased him , causing him to flee in a mountainous place near Pyli . After his victory over the king of Kos, Heracles left for Flegra , having previously acknowledged Chalkona as the legitimate king of Kos, Nisyros , Kalymnos and some other neighboring islands. In this way, the generation of Herakleidon (a region of the island is named as such) dominated Kos, which according to tradition Hippocrates is originated. In historical times Hercules was worshiped on the island of Kos like no one else , as evidenced by the remains of magnificent temples in the city and by anecdotal details such as the name of municipality ofAntimachidon (Antimachia) taken from the name of the Son of Hercules, Antimachos.

The island was originally colonised by the Carians. The Dorians invaded it in the 11th century BC, establishing a Dorian colony with a large contingent of settlers from Epidaurus, whose Asclepius cult made their new home famous for its sanatoria. The other chief sources of the island's wealth lay in its wines and, in later days, in its silk manufacture.

Its early history–as part of the religious-political amphictyony that included Lindos, Kamiros, Ialysos, Cnidus and Halicarnassus, the Dorian Hexapolis (hexapolis means six cities in Greek). At the end of the 6th century, Kos fell under Achaemenid domination but rebelled after the Greek victory at the Battle of Mycale in 479. During the Greco-Persian Wars, before it twice expelled the Persians, it was ruled by Persian-appointed tyrants, but as a rule it seems to have been under oligarchic government. In the 5th century, it joined the Delian League, and, after the revolt of Rhodes, it served as the chief Athenian station in the south-eastern Aegean (411–407). In 366 BC, a democracy was instituted. In 366 BC, the capital was transferred from Astypalaia to the newly built town of Kos, laid out in a Hippodamian grid. After helping to weaken Athenian power, in the Social War (357-355 BC), it fell for a few years to the king Mausolus of Caria.

Proximity to the east gave the island first access to imported silk thread. Aristotle mentions silk weaving conducted by the women of the island. Silk production of garments was conducted in large factories by women slaves.

In the Hellenistic age, Kos attained the zenith of its prosperity. Its alliance was valued by the kings of Egypt, who used it as a naval outpost to oversee the Aegean. As a seat of learning, it arose as a provincial branch of the museum of Alexandria, and became a favorite resort for the education of the princes of the Ptolemaic dynasty. During the hellenistic age, there was a medical school; however, the theory that this school was founded by Hippocrates (see below) during the classical age is an unwarranted extrapolation. Among its most famous sons were the physician Hippocrates, the painter Apelles, the poets Philitas and, perhaps, Theocritus.

Diodorus Siculus (xv. 76) and Strabo (xiv. 657) describe it as a well-fortified port. Its position gave it a high importance in Aegean trade; while the island itself was rich in wines of considerable fame. Under Alexander the Great and the Egyptian Ptolemies the town developed into one of the great centers in the Aegean; Josephus quotes Strabo to the effect that Mithridates was sent to Kos to fetch the gold deposited there by the queen Cleopatra of Egypt. Herod is said to have provided an annual stipend for the benefit of prize-winners in the athletic games,[20] and a statue was erected there to his son Herod the Tetrarch ("C. I. G." 2502 ). Paul briefly visited here according to Acts 21:1.

Except for occasional incursions by corsairs and some severe earthquakes, the island has rarely had its peace disturbed. Following the lead of its larger neighbour, Rhodes, Kos generally displayed a friendly attitude toward the Romans; in 53 AD it was made a free city. Lucian (125–180) mentions their manufacture of semi-transparent light dresses, a fashion success. The island of Kos also featured a provincial library during the Roman period. The island first became a center for learning during the Ptolemaic dynasty, and Hippocrates, Apelles, Philitas and possibly Theocritus came from the area. An inscription lists people who made contributions to build the library in the 1st century AD. One of the people responsible for the library's construction was the Kos doctor Gaiou Stertinou Xenofontos, who lived in Rome and was the personal physician of the Emperors Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero.

The bishopric of Cos was a suffragan of the metropolitan see of Rhodes. Its bishop Meliphron attended the First Council of Nicaea in 325. Eddesius was one of the minority Eastern bishops who withdrew from the Council of Sardica in about 344 and set up a rival council at Philippopolis. Iulianus went to the synod held in Constantinople in 448 in preparation for the Council of Chalcedon of 451, in which he participated as a legate of Pope Leo I, and he was a signatory of the joint letter that the bishops of the Roman province of Insulae sent in 458 to Byzantine Emperor Leo I the Thracian with regard to the killing of Proterius of Alexandria. Dorotheus took part in a synod in 518. Georgius was a participant of the Third Council of Constantinople in 680–681. Constantinus went to the Photian Council of Constantinople (879). Under Byzantine rule, apart from the participation of its bishops in councils, the island's history remains obscure. It was governed by a droungarios in the 8th/9th centuries, and seems to have acquired some importance in the 11th and 12th centuries: Nikephoros Melissenos began his uprising here, and in the middle of the 12th century, it was governed by a scion of the ruling Komnenos dynasty, Nikephoros Komnenos.

Today the metropolis of Kos remains under the direct authority of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, rather than the Church of Greece, and is also listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.

Following the Fourth Crusade, Kos passed under Genoese control, although it was retaken in ca. 1224 and kept for a while by the Empire of Nicaea. In the 1320s, Kos nominally formed part of the realm of Martino Zaccaria, but was most likely in the hands of Turkish corsairs until ca. 1337, when the Knights Hospitaller took over the island. The last Hospitaller governor of the island was Piero de Ponte.

The Ottoman Empire captured the island in early 1523. The Ottomans ruled Kos for 400 years, neglecting the island, until it was transferred to Italy in 1912 after the Italo-Turkish War. The Italians developed the infrastructures of the island, after the ruinous earthquake of 23 April 1933, which destroyed a great part of the old city and damaged many new buildings. Architect Rodolfo Petracco drew up the new city plan, transforming the old quarters into an archaeological park, and dividing the new city into a residential, an administrative, and a commercial area. In World War II, the island, as Italian possession, was part of the Axis. It was controlled by Italian troops until the Italian surrender in 1943. On that occasion, 100 Italian officers who had refused to join the Germans were executed. British and German forces then clashed for control of the island in the Battle of Kos as part of the Dodecanese Campaign, in which the Germans were victorious. German troops occupied the island until 1945, when it became a protectorate of the United Kingdom, which ceded it to Greece in 1947.

In the late 1920s about 3,700 Turks lived in Kos, slightly less than 50% of the population, settled mainly in the west part of the city.

The architecture of Kos is unique having absorbed and incorporated differing cultural influences. During the Ottoman period the town bore all the trappings of the well famed market cities. Its life was contained within the commercial road along the lines of which lived the Muslims and wit​​​​hin the bazaar situated on the center of the Platanos square.

The town is littered with mosques and Ottoman springs. During the Italian occupation the tow was influenced by Venetian Architecture. Furthermore Kos is a specific case study of its own, having been thoroughly rebuilt according to a new Italian plan, after the earthquake of 1933.Comprised of three building belts of class buildings. The north zone, the central zone and the eastern zone. The northern wing was filled with small lodgings for the simple townspeople (case popolari). The central part of the town was composed of 2 story buildings with ground floor shops where the members of the bourgeois made their homes (palazzine).Finally the eastern zone was reserved for the Italian settlers and was characterized by small manors and gardens (villini).Further characteristic​s of the incursion of Italian aesthetics is the presence of extended green belts of tropical trees, and the unique public buildings designed by Italian architects.

Post earthquake architecture can be easily distinguished from pre earthquake, the former being the product of eclecticism(city hall, General Hospital Governor's Office etc) while the later being born of rationalism and the architecture of fascism ( Casa del Fascio, Public Market Casa Balilla etc).

A new architectural landscape was formed when the Dodecanese were incorporated to the Greek state of 1948.Great Hotel units were erected to accommodate the growth of tourism that caused them. The islands traditional architecture did not whether the passage of time and was replaced by modern building. Its foremost representatives are the villages of the island where the low wide faced parallel houses with their simple masonry and flat roofs, painted in bright colors, can still be seen. The interior runs along the lines habitual to the Dodecanese being frugal, clean and most of all suiting the needs of the rural family. Of note is the long wall where dishes portraits and the home's mirror were hanged. Characteristic are the island's windmills, the exarch being that of Antimachia.​​​​​​​

Hippocrates the father of modern medicine, has forever been a critical bragging point to the islanders, Kos is justifiably characterized as the island of Hippocrates. The son of Heracleidis and Fanaireti, the heir to a family of priests and priestesses to Asclepius of the temple dedicated to him in Kos, Hippocrates born in Kos, in 460 B.C (according to tradition in the old capital of Astipalaia) founded and laid the groundwork for the medical science .He himself bore two sons Thessalos and Drakontas both excellent doctors.

Having received excellent education from his father and grandfather, he went on to study under the dietitian Herodicus Silymvrianous ,the sophist Gorgias Leontinos and the philosopher Democritus Abderitis .Practicing medicine in the schools of Kos and Kindos, he was not enthralled by the mysticism of the sacramental medicine of the priests of his time. Touring through many lands, Thrace, Thasos and Egypt, his studies were not limited to nature and the climate but extended to include peoples and traditions.

On his return, to Kos he begun the process of analyzing all the knowledge he obtained through his tours. Taking upon himself to direct the medical school of Kos, he taught those of aptitude and ability. He observed and studied the medical practices of the hierophants of Asclepius that of the mystics and of the practical doctors and followed through with gymnasts and philosophers in their own medical pursuits and practices. The results were innovative therapeutic methods, simplified and objectified religious medical instructions and a declaration of a manifesto that condemned the charlatans of the time and described the humanitarian notions of “either aid or do not harm”, and “where love for man exists, love for art will also follow”.

To Hippocrates, Mother Nature was the greatest leader. He conceived medicine to be tied to philosophy, which in turn led him to believe that a doctor ought to be capable of producing philosophical thought. Therefore, to qualify as a doctor one should be among others respectful of the divine, a philanthropist, modest, unconcerned by wealth, patient, gentle, and a man of confidence.

The fame of Hippocrates spread through Greece like wildfire. From every corner of the peninsula summons came asking for his services. He cured among others Democritus of Abdera, the king of Macedonia Perdikas II who was afflicted by psychological depression. On a visit to Athens he halted a plague that scourged the town. He was honored by the Athenians with a golden wreath and celebrated by his fellow islanders who carved his likeness upon the coinage of the city.

Hippocrates died in Thessaly of old age and was buried between Tirnavos and Larissa. Legend has it that a nest of bees that produced honey with therapeutic qualities remained existed above his grave.

Thanks to Hippocrates the small island of Kos contributed critically to Greek thought and civilization. Hippocrates’ genius, a hierophant and a mystic of the most vital of man’s religions, a reformist of medical arts, made the island prominent among the old world.

Kos Island, DodecanesePerhaps the most isolated beach in Kos, Cavo Paridiso lies hidden in the island\'s southern tip, about half an hour from the village of Kefalos.
It\'s a magical place, with crystal clear waters and fine golden sands that make...View More

Cavo Paradiso Beach

Sunny Beach

Kos Island, DodecaneseSunny Beach is situated in Kefalos and is next to Markos beach.
It is a beautiful beach with crystal clear waters and golden sand, ideal for relaxation.
Near the beach, there is also the Sunny beach restaurant that serves seafood...View More

Sunny Beach

Mastichari Beach

Mastichari, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseMastichari beach gives the impression that you are in some exotic place.
In some places it is organized, but those who are satisfied without a lounger, may well lie with the towel on the sand, tucked away along the beach and enjoy...View More

Mastichari Beach

Markos Beach

Kos Island, DodecaneseMarkos beach is yet another beach ideal for families and couples.
The atmosphere there makes you relax and enjoy your swim in the blue and shallow waters you will find there.
If you get hungry later in the day, you can enjoy the...View More

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseOne of the busiest beaches of the island, very popular thanks to its position, close to the city center.
It is located on the west side of Kos town and basically it is its continuity.
Here the visitor encounters 1 kilometer of beautiful...View More

Agios Fokas, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseProud holder of the \"Blue Flag\" award , the beach of Agios Fokas combines white and black sand with beautiful pebbles.
It is approximately 8 km away from the town of Kos and just 2 kms away from the Therma beach.
Offers several...View More

Agios Fokas Beach

Lagkada Beach

Kos Island, DodecaneseLagkada beach is located near Kefalos and is ideal for families with children and couples, just as several other beaches in Kefalos.
The golden sands and clear blue waters are ideal to relax on the sun loungers with parasols you will...View More

Lagkada Beach

Paradise Beach

Kos Island, DodecaneseThe name of this beach predisposes the visitor for what you will encounter: a truly heavenly landscape.
A sandy beach about 6 km, crystal icy waters, a landscape with a backdrop of lush cedar hills composes a paradise!Really organized,...View More

Paradise Beach

Agios Stefanos Beach

Kampos, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseOne of the most photographed beaches.
It combines the beauty of nature with important historical sites such as the ruins of early Christian churches, which are just a few meters from the sea.
The beautiful landscape is completed...View More

Agios Stefanos Beach

Helona Resort Beach

Kos Island, DodecaneseHelona Beach is a magical beach, 4 km away from Kos Kardamena.
With golden sand and blue waters the beach is a typical beach someone can find on the island. For the most part of it, it is organized with sunbeds and umbrellas, but...View More

Helona Resort Beach

Faros Beach

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThis sandy beach of Faros is perpetually stormed by large waves, due to the prevailing strong winds. It is organized, with many hotels and rooms.
The beach owes its name to the lighthouse located nearby. It is the continuation of...View More

Faros Beach

Agios Theologos Beach

Kos Island, DodecaneseAgios Theologos is on the other side of the island, about seven kilometers west of the village of Kefalos.
One of the most remote beaches, named after the small chapel of St. John the Theologian Located just meters away from the shore.
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Agios Theologos Beach

Psalidi Beach

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe beach is mainly composed of pebbles and is in many places organized.
At one point there is a creek where you can indulge in kite surfing, if you have the right equipment, organized water sports clubs with wind surfing, water ski...View More

Psalidi Beach

Tigkaki Beach

Tigkaki, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseTigkaki beach is located at the homonymous village, approximately 11 kilometers from the city of Kos and extends to a distance of 10 kilometers all the way up tp the Alyki.
The golden sand and the shallow waters make this beach very...View More

Marmari, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseMarmari Beach is sandy with lovely blue sea.
Organized for those who want to avoid the sun and relax on a sun lounger, there are spots to sunbathe and avoid the hassles.
The beach provides many opportunities for water sports and...View More

Marmari Beach

Limnionas Beach

Kos Island, DodecaneseAlthough the winds blowing from the north side of the island are strong, the sea of Limnionas has no waves, since it is located in a small artificial bay.
There, you will find golden sand and crystal clear waters to make your dive,...View More

Limnionas Beach

Kohilari Beach

Kos Island, DodecaneseA sandy beach, cut off from the other beaches of Kefalos ,situated in the north side of the village.
It is ideal for wind surfing and kite surfing on the high waves created by strong wind blowing ever-furious in the area.
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Kohilari Beach

Kamari Beach

Kamari, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe main beach of Kefalos, Kamari, is one of the most famous beaches of the island.
Sizable of length, it borders and carries on the beach of Limnionas.
It is about 1 km away from the the village and about 40 km from the town...View More

Kamari Beach

Camel Beach

Kampos, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe wonderful Camel Beach is Kefalos is a very good choice for you to swim and rest.
It is located inside a bay and is smaller in length than the others located there, which makes the beach stand out from the rest beaches in Kefalos.
Directly...View More

Camel Beach

Magic Beach - Polemi Beach

Kos Island, DodecaneseMagic beach is the last beach you will encounter as you leave Kefalos.
The sand and the clear waters characterize the beach.
Like the others nearby, it is the ideal place for relaxing and enjoy your dives in the sea.
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Magic Beach - Polemi Beach

Kardamena Beach

Kardamena, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseIn the village of Kardamena you will find a sandy beach well organized, with plenty of sun beds and umbrellas.
There are many water sport facilities along the beach, and if you do not want to stray far away to eat, you will definitely...View More

Tigkaki, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseKarnagio is a sandy beach where the sea deepens slowly and so is often visited by families.
It is the ideal destination for those seeking tranquility.
The beach is unorganized, such it is advisable to for one to carry along basic...View More

Kardamena, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe temple of Apollo in Kardamena (in antiquity known as Alasarna) , was in its time one of most impressive Hellenistic monuments in Kos.Its foundations have been uncovered underneath a building of the early Christian period. This...View More

Temple of Apollo in Kardamena

Agios Ioannis the Baptist Church

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe church of Agios Giannis the Baptist is an early Christian Baptistery built in the 5th or 6th century AD. The temple is located inside the cemetery of the city and today it functions as the cemetery church of the city of Kos. It...View More

Agios Ioannis the Baptist Church

Wetland of Psalidi

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe Psalidi wetland is a brakish marsh created by two torrents flowing into the coastline of Psalidi. The marsh is connected to the sea through a natural water duct created by dirt and reeds. Water is retented in the marsh throughout...View More

Wetland of Psalidi

Jewish Synagogue

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseIn the center of the city, very close to the port lies the Jewish Synagogue and, next ot it, the Rabbi's residence. The temple functions today as a municipal cultural center.
The temple is a witness for the continuous presence of...View More

Kampos, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese42 kilometers from the city of Kos, at Kampos near the village of Kefalos and right on the Kamari beach, facing the small island of Kastraki, lie the remains of two early christian basilicas of Saint Stefanos. The temples are dated...View More

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe church dates from the early 15th century and was originally dedicated to St John the Baptist, patron and protector of the Knights of St John. The main theme that occupies the church, such us the representation of an Apocalyptic...View More

Agios Ioannis Church

Temple of Hercules

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseLocated near the Plane Tree of Hippocrates, this temple, deidcated to Hercules, is dated to the 2nd century B.C. It is built upon a trapezoid shaped mound. Upon the northernmost corner of the mound stood a rectangular temple. From...View More

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseOpposite the fortress of Neratzia, next to the ancient Αgora of Kos, one of the most ancient trees of Kos lays its roots: the plane tree of Hippocrates, a historical site visited by thousands every year.
According to tradition the...View More

Tree of Hippocrates

Casa Romana

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe "Casa Romana", or the Roman Manor is one of the most interesting sites on the island of Kos.
In 1933 the great earthquake nearly destroyed the whole island. The Italians, who at the time of the earthquake were occupying the...View More

Casa Romana

Castle of Antimachia

Kos Island, DodecaneseThe castle of Antimachia is located in the center of the island of Kos, southeast of the village of Antimachia. It is a remarkable medieval fortress. According to written testaments of the 14th century, the castle also served as a...View More

Castle of Antimachia

Altar of Dionysos

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe altar of Dionysus is located at Gregoriou the 5th street, quite close to the "Casa Romana" monument, on the same level with the Hellenistic Agora, approximately 3 meters below the level of the modern city.
It consitutes a typical...View More

Altar of Dionysos

Castle of Kefalos

Kefalos, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseAs one enters the village of Kefalos, one can see the remains of the local Castle. The castle was built of small stones and inside it contained many water reservoirs.The Kefalos castle is dated back to the Byzantine era. The oldest...View More

Castle of Kefalos

Kos Natural Park

Lagoudi - Zia, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseFind peace and connect with the Nature in Zia Natural Park.
Walk on the stone paths between the trees and breath the fresh air.
Have a close look at the local animals and plants in their natural environment.
Take a break at the...View More

Agios Fokas, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe Therma also known as empros thermens are situated in the southeastern corner of the island 13 kilometers away from the town.
The scenery is characterized by a wild beauty of deep gulches, rocks and black pebbles, the result of...View More

Embros Thermes

Bridge of Castle of Neratzia

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe bridge of the Castle of Neratzia that connects the Plain Tree Square with the enstrance to the Castle. The castle pf Neratzia on the seafront of the city of Kos was built duiring the Knighthood period of the island. A bridge used...View More

Bridge of Castle of Neratzia

Traditional Mill

Antimachia, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThis traditional flourmill is located on the main square of the village of Antimachia, close to the airport of Kos, approximately 22 kilometers from the town of Kos. On the same square, one can visit the exhibition of the traditional...View More

Traditional Mill

Ancient House - The Garden of Hippocrates

Kos Island, DodecaneseThe cultural center Ancient House Hippocrates Garden is located in Mastichari, Kos Island.It is an exact replica of an Ancient Greek Settlement in the 5th century B.C. It specializes in the revival of the ancient Greek way of life...View More

Ancient House - The Garden of Hippocrates

Folklore Museum of Antimachia

Antimachia, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe folklore museum in Antimachia is located in the village square close to the traditional mill. The museum, also known as the "Stone House of Antimachia" is housed in an old stone building, a typical specimen of twentieth century...View More

Kos Island, DodecaneseBetween the villages of Tigaki and Marmari on the northern coast of the island lies the protected area of the Aliki (Salt Lake). The area functioned as a salt production installation until 1989.
The lagoon is filled with fresh water...View More

Aliki Tigaki Salt Lake

Western Archaeological Zone of Kos

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe western archaeological zone is located opposite the ancient theater and is part of the town that was abandoned in the Middle Ages and throughout the period of Hospitaller, and, when it was later excavated, it revealed some of the...View More

Western Archaeological Zone of Kos

Roman Odeon of Kos

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe Roman Auditorium is thought to have been one of the most crucial public buildings of ancient Kos. It was found by the Italian archeologist Laurenzi in an excavation conducted in 1929.
Erected during the 2nd century A.D it is believed...View More

Roman Odeon of Kos

Exhibition Center of Modern History and Italian Architecture

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseIn the southern part of the city of Kos, amidst archaelogical sites and monuments lies the Hani building. Originally used as a building catering for the animals of ​travellers, today the Hani hosts an exhibition of the modern history...View More

Exhibition Center of Modern History and Italian Architecture

Sanctuary of Asclepios

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe Asclepieion of Kos is built upon the slopes of hill clothed in lush flora and graced with beautiful views of the sea and the Turkish coast. It is the most important monument of the island and of the most important temples of its...View More

Pili, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe lake of Pyli, or "Neromana" (sic mother of water) is a small artificial fresh water lake created by a periferal damm in an area with karstic springs. In the olden days, this lake irrigated the whole plain of Pyli.
The lake is...View More

Linopoti Lake

Castle and Old Town of Pili

Palio Pili, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe ruins of the old town of Pyli and its castle can be found on a hilltop, 3-4 kilometers away from the modern village of Pyli, approximately 17 kilometers from the city of Kos.
The old town is an abandoned settlement on the foot...View More

Castle and Old Town of Pili

Tomb of Harmylos

Pili, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe ancient tomb of King Harmylos, ruler of the island, is one of the most curious and interesting archeological monuments of Kos. Located in the neighborhood Harmyli of the village Pyli , aptly named after the monument, the site is...View More

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseOn the junction of 31st of May street and Great Alexander street lie the ruins of the ancient stadium of Kos. The stadium located opposite the church of St. Ann (south west of the ruins of the north Thermes) is dated to the first half...View More

Ancient Stadium of Kos

Dikaios Mountain

Kos Island, DodecaneseMount Dikaios, also known since antiquity as Oromedon, Orion or Dikaion, is the highest mountain of Kos with an altitude of 846 meters above sea level. The origin of its name remains a mystery. Its range is mainly composed of limestone,...View More

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe Defterdar mosque, located on Eleftherias Square, in the center of Kos is named after the Ottoman Sultan's finance minister, Ibrahim Efendi, who built the mosque in 1780.​
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Kos Mosque

Cave of White Stone

Kos Island, DodecaneseDated between 140-100 million years ago the cave of aspri petra can be found atop mount Zini in Kefalos, at an altitude of 257 meters, in the southwestern part of the island. The area was excavated by Alessandro Della Seta, director...View More

Cave of White Stone

Castle of Neratzia

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe castle of Kos, better known as the castle of Nerantzia (castle of the sour orange tree), is the most important part of the fortifications constructed on the island by the Knights Templar at the end of the 14th century A.D. It ows...View More

Castle of Neratzia

Archaeological Museum of Kos

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe two storey bulding on Eleftherias Square that houses the Archaeological museum of Kos is a protected monument of the Italian occupation era (1912 - 1943), built in 1935.
It is considered a sample of the international style bequeathed...View More

Archaeological Museum of Kos

International Hippocratic Foundation of Kos

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe International Hippocratic Foundation of Kos, is a Public Benefit Foundation, with an international character, created in 1960 to honor the father of medicine Hippocrates.
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Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseIn antiquity, the agora (forum) of every city was its commercial and social centre. The ancient Agora of Kos is among the largest to have been excavated in Greece to this date. Originally it was built during the 4th century B.C. ...View More

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe Gazi Hasan Pasa Mosque, better known as the Lozia Mosque or the Plane Tree Mosque is located on the Lozia Square, near the tree of Hippocrates. On the water spout near the tree, an inscription in arabic informs the visitor...View More

Kardamena, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese“Spin Out” Windsurf & SUP Center is located in Kardamena, only 5 minutes away from the airport of Kos. The beach is the flattest and longest on the island, offering more than 3 km of perfect sand and turquoise water. This Center...View More

Kefalos, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseHappy Kite Greece is based on the beautiful Kos islands in the marine called Kefalos, just in the middle of the island. The season lasts for 5 months, from May until September, when the water and air temperature averages around 20 to 30 degrees.View More

Happy Kite

Windzone Surf Club

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseOur 20 years experience in windsurfing gives us the possibility to offer you this camp and make you fully prepared surfers from scratch to water start in a very short time. The club is located where the famous Meltemi blows every day...View More

Windzone Surf Club

Liamis Diving Center

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseJoin us for action and adventure above and below the water. We want you to enrol with our fantastic team for some serious fun; regardless of whether you're snorkelling, try diving or you're a seasoned diver looking for adrenaline...View More

Liamis Diving Center

Kos Divers

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseBack in 1991 three local diving instructors Kostas, Kalle and Mattias decided they wanted to open their own scuba diving center in Kos island in Greece and after working together for many years, Kos Divers finally opened its doors...View More

Kos Divers

Imperial Wind Surfing & Water Sport Club

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseWelcome to the Imperial Water-sports and Windsurfing Club. The club is situated at the 5 star Grecotel Kos Imperial on the beautiful Greek island of Kos in the resort area of Psalidi. Windsurfing board rental. Activities available...View More

Imperial Wind Surfing & Water Sport Club

Anemos Windsurf Club & Watersports

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseOur passion lies within windsurfing, Sailing and all kinds of watersport activities. So we have chosen the best spot, located at Psalidi, the east coast of Kos island on the southeast corner of Greece. In Kos the "meltemi" wind is...View More

Anemos Windsurf Club & Watersports

Marmari Windsurfing

Marmari, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe Marmari Windsurfing Center is located directly in center of Marmari on a beautiful white sandy beach (next to the hotel Atlantica Marmari Beach). The center is equipped with about 60 new JP/Goya boards and about 90 NeilPryde/Goya...View More

Marmari Windsurfing

Lido

Mastichari, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseLido Water park is located in the Mastichari area (25km distance from Kos town center), occupies an area of 75.000 square meters and is one of the largest water parks in Greece.View More

Lido

Arian Diving Center

Kardamena, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseSince 1978 we have collaborated with many experienced and professional divers worldwide which has led to the creation of our own modern and secure Diving Centre. Arian Diving Centre has a lot to offer to advanced and novice divers...View More

Arian Diving Center

Zeus Superior Boat Trips

Kardamena, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseLooking for a boat trip to remember whilst on holiday in Kos then Zeus Superior Cruise is the trip to do. We specialise in day trips for a maximum of only 10 people, giving you the personal touch. Whether you would like to join a mixed...View More

Zeus Superior Boat Trips

Maria Star Boat Tour

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseTravel with Maria Star for a pleasurable day with the newly built state-of-the-art family boat Maria Star to Bodrum - Turkey. Visit the Castle, the the Mausoleum and the City's Bazaar. Enjoy the Turkish Hamam. EXTRA: Free tour in...View More

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseBig Blue Surf Center is situated on the beach in front of the Natura Park Village Hotel on the north east coast of Kos Island. This area is called Psalidi and it is well known for windsurfing and kite boarding, and the Meltemi, the...View More

Big Blue Surf Center

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Restaurants & Tavernas in Kos Island, Dodecanese

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Platanos Restaurant Coffee Bar

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecanesePlatanos restaurant operates since 1979 in the historic Platanos square between the centenarian plane tree of Hippocrates, the Moslem Shrine Lotzias, the Italian Government and the ancient Agora. Housed in an Italian building of 1935...View More

Platanos Restaurant Coffee Bar

Petrino Restaurant

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseRestaurant “Petrino” it been born from the wish of three brothers for the existence in the city of Kos of a restaurant with aesthetics and elegance. With the experience of 40 years in the space of flavor, they created in 1993 the...View More

Agios Fokas, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseYou will find our a la carte restaurant at a perfect spot just above the Infinity pool overlooking the Aegean sea and the Turkish coastline. Start your day with a champagne breakfast choosing a la minute specialties from the a la carte...View More

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseAt the small narrow streets of the Old Town of Kos, in Apellou 27 street, in a building constructed at 1890, two young people regenerated and created, guided by the companionship and assisted by the selected traditional recipes taken...View More

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseTreat yourselves to an extraordinary fine dining experience at our contemporary Cuvée Restaurant, acknowledged as one of the best restaurants on the island.View More

Kardamena, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe traditional restaurant Avli was founded in 2002 by Skoufezis family. It is located in the resort of Kardamena 40km from Kos town and just 5 minutes from the airport. We offer a pleasant and true Greek traditional enviroment...View More

Lagoudi - Zia, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseThe genuine local cuisine with traditional dishes from Kos and the breath-taking view of the sea from the beautiful bougainvillea covered roof top are what tavern Oromedon has to offer to the visitor, that is in search of authenticity. The...View More

Oromedon Taverna

Lofaki Bar Restaurant

Kos Island, DodecaneseA memorable dining experience; breathtaking view of Kos town, the nearby islands and Turkish coast, an awe-inspiring sunset and exceptional Greek and Mediterranean cuisine: Lofaki will most definitely be a highlight of your summer vacations.View More

Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, DodecanesePlatanos restaurant operates since 1979 in the historic Platanos square between the centenarian plane tree of Hippocrates, the Moslem Shrine Lotzias, the Italian Government and the ancient Agora. Housed in an Italian building of 1935...View More

Antimachia, Kos, Kos Island, DodecaneseKos International Airport, "Hippocrates" (IATA: KGS, ICAO: LGKO), or Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Κω, Ιπποκράτης in Greek, is an airport serving the island of Kos, Greece. The airport is located near to Andimachia...View More